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Highly Cited Researchers
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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,947
9,625
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Financial Accounting
Valuation
Asset pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,738
4,174
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Information
institutional investors
corporate finance
corporate governance
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,604
3,413
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,670
3,331
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
2,393
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
auditing
accounting
fraud
skepticism
judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
2,309
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Management Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,880
2,181
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,578
2,171
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Economics
Health Economics
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,894
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
1,575
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
finance
macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,592
1,525
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Financial Stability
Asset Pricing
Fixed Income
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,444
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Corporate Disclosure
Financial Reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,208
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Corporate Finance
Financial Intermediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
1,111
0.835
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Financial Accounting
International Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
1,100
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Financial Accounting and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,528
1,033
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Crowdfunding
Big Data Analytics
AI
Management Accounting
Auditing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
972
0.178
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Accounting
Auditing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
954
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Taxation
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
895
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
accounting
information
disclosure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
807
0.179
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
financial reporting and disclosure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
800
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Actuarial Science
Insurance
Retirement
Global Risks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
740
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
JDM auditing & management accounting
status & motivation
evolutionary motives
labor markets
equality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
645
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Real Estate
Corporate Finance
Banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
563
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,815
6,301
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,768
15,035
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heitor Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,947
9,625
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,302
42,028
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theodore Sougiannis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,738
4,174
0.304
Financial Accounting
Valuation
Asset pricing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,999
51,956
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jiekun Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,604
3,413
0.741
Information
institutional investors
corporate finance
corporate governance
political economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,236
53,340
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott Weisbenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,670
3,331
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,344
73,399
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Pennacchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
2,393
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,553
75,813
642
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Peecher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
2,309
0.427
auditing
accounting
fraud
skepticism
judgment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,207
79,744
676
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clara Xiaoling Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,880
2,181
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,374
80,089
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joshua M Pollet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,578
2,171
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,920
90,280
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julian Reif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,894
0.901
Public Economics
Health Economics
Environmental Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,926
105,055
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fei Du
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
1,575
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,418
107,723
918
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Timothy C Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,592
1,525
0.332
finance
macroeconomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,419
112,426
965
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jaewon Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,444
0.783
Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Financial Stability
Asset Pricing
Fixed Income
Corporate Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,013
128,223
1,108
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nerissa C Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,208
0.614
Corporate Disclosure
Financial Reporting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,234
135,868
1,166
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rustom M Irani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
1,111
0.835
Corporate Finance
Financial Intermediation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,553
136,759
1,178
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Augusto Sampaio Franco De Lima Gerlando
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
1,100
0.524
Financial Accounting
International Accounting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,407
142,591
1,224
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oktay Urcan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,528
1,033
0.676
Financial Accounting and Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,369
148,089
1,271
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
William F Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
972
0.178
Crowdfunding
Big Data Analytics
AI
Management Accounting
Auditing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,247
149,890
1,289
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
954
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,211
155,883
1,342
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael P Donohoe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
895
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,393
165,482
1,398
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ahmed Rashad Abdel Khalik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
807
0.179
accounting
information
disclosure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,685
166,342
1,404
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
800
0.561
financial reporting and disclosure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,127
173,530
1,448
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Runhuan Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
740
0.692
Actuarial Science
Insurance
Retirement
Global Risks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,435
185,891
1,546
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Justin Leiby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
645
0.783
JDM auditing & management accounting
status & motivation
evolutionary motives
labor markets
equality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,270
197,625
1,633
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexei Tchistyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,531
563
0.368
Real Estate
Corporate Finance
Banking