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
Public budgeting and finance
intergovernmental fiscal relations
capital budgeting and finance
education policy and finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,093
9,801
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Public management
public administration
behavioral public administration
experimental methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,550
6,735
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
public management
social equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,028
3,968
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
transparency
public management
e-government
public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,598
2,909
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Government Contracting
Nonprofit Management
Government-Nonprofit Relations
Nonprofit Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
1,092
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sustainability policy
public administration
inclusive pedagogy
urban food systems
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
856
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Medicaid
health policy
public admnistration
public management
administrative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
766
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
711
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
local government management and policy
leadership
citizen participation
public administration education
anti-corruption studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
550
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
social policy
poverty and inequality
economic justice and empowerment
intimate partner violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
811
483
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Public and Nonprofit Budgeting
Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
Debt Management and Finance
Municipal Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
477
0.743
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Public Managment
Race and Gender
Human Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
349
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
regulation
bureaucracy
regulatory reform
cost-benefit analysis
risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
313
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Public Budgeting and Finance
Education Finance and Policy
Public Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
261
0.831
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public Administration
Law
Democratic-Constitutionalism
American Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
217
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Urban Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
194
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Administration
Public Management
Performance Management
Performance Measurement
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
108
0.973
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public administration
bureaucracy
environmental justice
social inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
95
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Public management
Government contracting
Nonprofit organizations
Citizen-state interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nonprofit management
Nonprofit education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
public management
technology and information policy
transparency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public administration
public policy
Business Administration
Public Sector Development
Private Sector Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Wen Wang
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,093
9,801
0.649
Public budgeting and finance
intergovernmental fiscal relations
capital budgeting and finance
education policy and finance
Gregg G Van Ryzin
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,550
6,735
0.583
Public management
public administration
behavioral public administration
experimental methods
Norma M Riccucci
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,028
3,968
0.494
public management
social equity
Gregory A Porumbescu
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,598
2,909
0.809
transparency
public management
e-government
public administration
Jiahuan Lu
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
1,092
0.886
Government Contracting
Nonprofit Management
Government-Nonprofit Relations
Nonprofit Finance
Rachel Emas
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
856
0.833
sustainability policy
public administration
inclusive pedagogy
urban food systems
equity
Frank Thompson
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
766
0.229
Medicaid
health policy
public admnistration
public management
administrative politics
Domonic Bearfield
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
711
0.712
Yahong Zhang
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
550
0.528
local government management and policy
leadership
citizen participation
public administration education
anti-corruption studies
Andrea Hetling
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
811
483
0.596
social policy
poverty and inequality
economic justice and empowerment
intimate partner violence
Cleopatra Charles
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
477
0.743
Public and Nonprofit Budgeting
Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
Debt Management and Finance
Municipal Finance
Madinah Hamidullah
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
349
0.715
Public Managment
Race and Gender
Human Resource Management
Stuart Shapiro
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
313
0.357
regulation
bureaucracy
regulatory reform
cost-benefit analysis
risk assessment
Michael S Hayes
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
261
0.831
Public Budgeting and Finance
Education Finance and Policy
Public Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Stephanie P Newbold
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
217
0.401
Public Administration
Law
Democratic-Constitutionalism
American Government
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Stephen Danley
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
194
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Andrew Ballard
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
108
0.973
Public Administration
Public Management
Performance Management
Performance Measurement
Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Hyuk Yang
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
95
1.000
public administration
bureaucracy
environmental justice
social inequality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Wan-Ju Hung
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Public management
Government contracting
Nonprofit organizations
Citizen-state interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Apoorva Gupta
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Nonprofit management
Nonprofit education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Mauricio Astudillo-Rodas
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Hungyi Hsu
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
public management
technology and information policy
transparency
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Tendai D Ndoro
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Public administration
public policy
Business Administration
Public Sector Development
Private Sector Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Vishal Trehan
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000