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Business & Management Highly Cited Researchers 94.055 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
entrepreneurship
technology transfer
corporate social responsibility
innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,932
32,750
0.368
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Policy development
mental health and public health
training
research and implementatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,900
45,765
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,262
28,905
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,177
31,035
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,912
49,537
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
marketing
customer satisfaction
servic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,296
31,992
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Decision Making
Risk
Project Management
Infrastructure
Citie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,508
30,920
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,143
27,130
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Nutrition
Obesity
Public Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,684
17,799
0.213
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,460
44,805
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Public Administration
Comparative Public Administration
Public Policy
European Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,232
23,597
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,621
30,084
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,576
44,008
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Supply chain management
logistics management
simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,805
30,104
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Mental Health Informatics
Digital Health
Global Health Informatics
Public Health Informatics
Responsible AI for Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,687
75,032
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Social networks
knowledge
computational model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,601
27,147
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Business Models
Family Business
Venture Capital
Strategic Management
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,278
26,241
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,096
22,137
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,974
23,840
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,974
13,884
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Corporate strategy
acquisitions
global alliances
networks
governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,229
17,851
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
alliances
networks
collaboration
organizational architectur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,218
15,608
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,186
43,948
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
management
marketing
busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,731
25,440
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Aggression and violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,235
24,133
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,214
1,984
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Donald Siegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,932
32,750
0.368
entrepreneurship
technology transfer
corporate social responsibility
innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,217
38
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Mohammad Taghi Yasamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,900
45,765
0.515
Policy development
mental health and public health
training
research and implementatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,261
2,009
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Jane Dutton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,262
28,905
0.327
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,270
149
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Michael Frese
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,177
31,035
0.352
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,291
334
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Dimitrios Buhalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,912
49,537
0.563
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitalit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,417
48
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Youjae Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,296
31,992
0.371
marketing
customer satisfaction
servic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,483
350
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Bent Flyvbjerg
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,508
30,920
0.362
Decision Making
Risk
Project Management
Infrastructure
Citie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,523
2,135
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Zoltan Acs
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,143
27,130
0.319
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,673
2,204
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Kelly D Brownell
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,684
17,799
0.213
Nutrition
Obesity
Public Polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,699
372
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,460
44,805
0.537
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical system
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,815
2,276
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
B Guy Peters
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,232
23,597
0.287
Public Administration
Comparative Public Administration
Public Policy
European Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,867
2,299
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Robert C Liden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,621
30,084
0.369
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progressio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,987
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Rob Law
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,576
44,008
0.546
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,060
52
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Young Hae Lee
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,805
30,104
0.377
Supply chain management
logistics management
simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,073
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Mowafa Househ
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,687
75,032
0.942
Mental Health Informatics
Digital Health
Global Health Informatics
Public Health Informatics
Responsible AI for Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,086
2,401
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Stephen P Borgatti
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,601
27,147
0.341
Social networks
knowledge
computational model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,121
2,418
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Raphael Amit
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,278
26,241
0.331
Business Models
Family Business
Venture Capital
Strategic Management
Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,141
2,425
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Josh Lerner
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,096
22,137
0.280
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,529
2,605
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Patrick M Wright
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,974
23,840
0.314
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capita
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,530
2,606
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
John Roberts
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,974
13,884
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,555
2,618
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Harbir Singh
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,229
17,851
0.234
Corporate strategy
acquisitions
global alliances
networks
governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,722
2,689
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Ranjay Gulati
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,218
15,608
0.210
alliances
networks
collaboration
organizational architectur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,726
2,693
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Hannah R Rothstein
CUNY Baruch College
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,186
43,948
0.592
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,787
2,726
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Robert Stevens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,731
25,440
0.345
management
marketing
busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,863
2,757
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Brad J Bushman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,235
24,133
0.330
Aggression and violenc