The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Social and environmental accounting
SDG
sustainability reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,207
4,118
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Non-financial reporting
SDG
Social Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
3,217
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
financial accounting
accounting history
social accounting
non financial reporting
integrated report
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,871
1,714
0.916
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Accounting
CSR
Sustainability Reporting
Public Sector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
520
519
0.998
Simone Pizzi
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,207
4,118
0.979
Social and environmental accounting
SDG
sustainability reporting
Andrea Venturelli
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
3,217
0.909
Non-financial reporting
SDG
Social Accounting
Fabio Caputo
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,871
1,714
0.916
financial accounting
accounting history
social accounting
non financial reporting
integrated report
Lorenzo Ligorio
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
520
519
0.998
Accounting
CSR
Sustainability Reporting
Public Sector