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
Business Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,707
34,705
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
AI Cyber Security
Heterogeneous & Smart Computing
Machine Learning & Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
18,182
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
The management of resource dependencies
corporate governance
and director selection and mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,962
5,513
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Public Policy
Science and Technology Policy
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,581
4,773
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Leadership
Psychological Theories of the Self and Relationships
Management Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,992
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
globalization
urban
china study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,121
2,738
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Metacognition
Individual Differences in Learning
Memory
Replication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
2,557
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
organizational network analysis
organizational leadership
human resource development
people analytics
workplace learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
2,480
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Corporate Finance
Banking
Asset Pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,242
2,054
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Engineering & Computing Education
Latinx Success
STEM Identity Development
Community Colleges
Men of Color in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,951
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Culture and health communication
health disparity
computational methods
and emerging infectious diseases
corporate social re
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,855
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
second language writing
computer-assisted language learning
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,833
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Systems/network telemetry and analytics
networked systems
distributed computing
machine intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,785
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
economics
corporate governance
public choice
law and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,124
1,502
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
1,492
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
corporate accounting and governance
taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,473
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
management and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
1,442
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Public Administration
Public Management
Public Service Motivation
and Organization Theory & Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
1,332
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Public Policy
Public Administration
Public Opinion
Agenda Setting
Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
1,283
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
computational linguistics
humor research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,082
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cognitive and social factors involved in leadership
groups
and entrepreneurship.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
1,022
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
corporate culture
corporate finance
corporate governance
initial public offerings
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
959
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Compassion
Healthcare Communication
Business Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Higher Ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
844
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Business Analytics
Service Computing
Cloud Computing
Trust
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
761
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
736
0.988
R Duane Ireland
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,707
34,705
0.387
Business Administration
Meikang Qiu
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
18,182
0.709
AI Cyber Security
Heterogeneous & Smart Computing
Machine Learning & Big Data
Cloud Computing
Michael Withers
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,962
5,513
0.692
The management of resource dependencies
corporate governance
and director selection and mobility
Arnold Vedlitz
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,581
4,773
0.412
Public Policy
Science and Technology Policy
Political Science
Kelly Davis Mccauley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
2,992
0.653
Leadership
Psychological Theories of the Self and Relationships
Management Education
Jiaming Sun
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,121
2,738
0.447
globalization
urban
china study
Lacy Krueger
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
2,557
0.727
Metacognition
Individual Differences in Learning
Memory
Replication
Seung Won Yoon
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
2,480
0.608
organizational network analysis
organizational leadership
human resource development
people analytics
workplace learning
Shane A Johnson
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,242
2,054
0.329
Corporate Finance
Banking
Asset Pricing
Sarah Rodriguez
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,951
0.927
Engineering & Computing Education
Latinx Success
STEM Identity Development
Community Colleges
Men of Color in Education
Lu Tang
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,855
0.775
Culture and health communication
health disparity
computational methods
and emerging infectious diseases
corporate social re
Mimi Li
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,833
0.791
second language writing
computer-assisted language learning
applied linguistics
Jinoh Kim
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,785
0.820
Systems/network telemetry and analytics
networked systems
distributed computing
machine intelligence
Asghar Zardkoohi
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,124
1,502
0.293
economics
corporate governance
public choice
law and economics
Srikanth Paruchuri
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
1,492
0.480
John Robinson
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,473
0.352
corporate accounting and governance
taxation
John Humphreys
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
1,442
0.347
management and leadership
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Leonard Bright
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
1,332
0.469
Public Administration
Public Management
Public Service Motivation
and Organization Theory & Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Xinsheng Liu
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
1,283
0.439
Public Policy
Public Administration
Public Opinion
Agenda Setting
Decision Making
Christian F Hempelmann
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,082
0.320
computational linguistics
humor research
Brandon Randolph Seng
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
1,022
0.554
Cognitive and social factors involved in leadership
groups
and entrepreneurship.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Xiaoding Liu
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
959
0.686
corporate culture
corporate finance
corporate governance
initial public offerings
innovation
Leslie Ramos Salazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
844
0.841
Compassion
Healthcare Communication
Business Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Higher Ed
Zaki Malik
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
761
0.351
Business Analytics
Service Computing
Cloud Computing
Trust
Privacy
Beth Rauhaus
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
736
0.988