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
International finance
Asset price dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
473
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Investments
Exchange Rates
ADRs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
300
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Accounting Information Quality
Healthcare Reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Audit markets
Voluntary disclosures
Industry experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
150
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Forensic accounting
managerial accounting
fraud examination
litigation support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
139
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
finance
corporate finance
corporate governance
real estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
117
0.944
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
112
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Accounting Information Systems
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
96
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Financial Accounting
Capital markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
93
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
auditing
audit quality
audit fees
industry homogeneity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
92
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
72
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Finance
Economics
Mortgage Insurance
Event Studies
Exchange Rates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
40
0.274
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
26
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
financial markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
16
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Accounting
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
John Barkoulas
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
473
0.168
International finance
Asset price dynamics
Axel Grossmann
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
300
0.526
Finance
Investments
Exchange Rates
ADRs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Melvin A Lamboy-Ruiz
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
Accounting Information Quality
Healthcare Reporting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Timothy Cairney
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
150
0.318
Audit markets
Voluntary disclosures
Industry experience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Thomas Buckhoff
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
139
0.377
Forensic accounting
managerial accounting
fraud examination
litigation support
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Duong T Pham
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
117
0.944
finance
corporate finance
corporate governance
real estate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Nicholas Mangee
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
112
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Britton A Mckay
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
96
0.558
Accounting Information Systems
Taxation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
L Dwight Sneathen Jr
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
93
0.366
Financial Accounting
Capital markets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Errol Stewart
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
92
0.767
auditing
audit quality
audit fees
industry homogeneity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Joseph Ruhland
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
72
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
William H Wells
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
40
0.274
Finance
Economics
Mortgage Insurance
Event Studies
Exchange Rates
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
William Brian Dowis
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
26
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Joshua D Frederick
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Charles Harter
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
16
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Michael Wiggins
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Gloria J Stuart
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000