Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Business Administration Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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 :1
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,807
168,108
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353,188
144,659
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Quantitative Psychology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Methodology
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,818
139,439
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,775
93,085
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Administracion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,259
89,817
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,846
79,434
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
administração
psicologia
sociologia
filosofia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,406
78,423
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Decision Making
AHP
ANP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,621
69,699
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Health
Epidemiology
Chronic Diseases
Risk factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,326
65,508
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
stakeholder theory
business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,043
64,654
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,211
64,580
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Management
Operations Management
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,926
59,191
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
moral psychology
political psychology
positive psychology
business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,575
55,551
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Balanced Scorecard
Activity-Based Costing
Strategy Execution
E-liability Carbon Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,425
53,285
0.227
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Business Process Management
Data Science
Process Mining
Petri nets
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,736
51,889
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Research Methods
Trust
HRM aspects of management of change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,071
50,023
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
startup business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,253
47,820
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Organizations
economic sociology
science and technology studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,128
45,641
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Information Systems
Data Science
Online Reviews
Decision Neuroscience
Economics of Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,494
44,992
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
organization theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,565
44,145
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public health and data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,262
39,777
0.899
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR
Business Ethics
Sustainability
Stakeholder Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,198
38,103
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Statistical Computing
Statistics
Probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,479
37,368
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
public health
infectious disease surveillance and epidemiology
human and avian influenza
biostatistics
zoonotic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,022
36,941
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Workforce diversity
Talent management
Corporate social responsibility
Business sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,750
36,675
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116
49
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael E Porter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,807
168,108
0.267
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201
76
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin Lane Keller
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353,188
144,659
0.410
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew F Hayes
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,818
139,439
0.617
Quantitative Psychology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Methodology
Quantitative Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Burim Berisha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,775
93,085
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rodrigo Miranda Najar
Universidad Católica de Santa María
Arequipa, Peru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,259
89,817
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,380
504
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David J Teece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,846
79,434
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,418
31
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antônio Carlos Gil
Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul USCS
São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,406
78,423
0.458
administração
psicologia
sociologia
filosofia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,764
658
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Saaty
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,621
69,699
0.362
Decision Making
AHP
ANP
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925
43
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
KR Thankappan
Central University of Kerala
Kasaragod, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,326
65,508
0.906
Public Health
Epidemiology
Chronic Diseases
Risk factors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,958
749
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
R Edward Freeman
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,043
64,654
0.425
stakeholder theory
business ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,965
100
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Costanza
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,211
64,580
0.384
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,247
880
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Sarkis
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,926
59,191
0.592
Management
Operations Management
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,494
984
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Haidt
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,575
55,551
0.468
moral psychology
political psychology
positive psychology
business ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,680
1,064
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Kaplan
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,425
53,285
0.227
Balanced Scorecard
Activity-Based Costing
Strategy Execution
E-liability Carbon Accounting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,824
103
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wil van der Aalst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,736
51,889
0.340
Business Process Management
Data Science
Process Mining
Petri nets
Information Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,000
232
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark NK Saunders
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,071
50,023
0.543
Research Methods
Trust
HRM aspects of management of change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,239
1,284
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sameer Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,253
47,820
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,497
1,393
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Walter W Woody Powell
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,128
45,641
0.259
Organizations
economic sociology
science and technology studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,572
1,432
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul A Pavlou
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,494
44,992
0.471
Information Systems
Data Science
Online Reviews
Decision Neuroscience
Economics of Information Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,668
1,474
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael D Cohen
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,565
44,145
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,315
36
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joseph T Wu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,262
39,777
0.899
Public health and data science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,637
1,869
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Archie B Carroll
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,198
38,103
0.388
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR
Business Ethics
Sustainability
Stakeholder Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,781
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Dalgaard
Copenhagen Business School
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,479
37,368
0.628
Statistical Computing
Statistics
Probability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,867
40
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eric Lau
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,022
36,941
0.923
public health
infectious disease surveillance and epidemiology
human and avian influenza
biostatistics
zoonotic diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,926
1,985
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Herman Aguinis
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,750
36,675
0.594
Workforce diversity
Talent management
Corporate social responsibility
Business sustainability