Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 157 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433,924
97,668
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377,319
84,860
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Economics
social science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,130
42,708
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Growth
Innovation
Contract
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,179
34,570
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,630
32,165
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Economics
Labor Economics
Economics of Education
Inequality
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,125
30,648
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Economics
Macroeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,922
30,267
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Financial Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,698
26,808
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Financial Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,731
26,709
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Economic History
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,569
26,665
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,401
25,549
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International finance
International Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
International economics
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,845
23,830
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,236
21,539
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Environmental Economics and Policy
Climate Change Policy
Energy Policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,561
20,152
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,464
17,735
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Economic development
economic growth
international finance
macroeconomics
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,944
17,376
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Law and Economics
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Corporate Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,049
15,408
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
International Trade and Investment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,997
15,259
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,601
14,411
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Labor Economics
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,208
14,305
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Economics
Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,449
13,727
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political Economy
Economic History
Development Economics
Cultural Evolution
Economic Growth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,449
12,804
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,311
12,369
0.150
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economic Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,157
11,509
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Models of Markets
Econometrics
Productivity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,449
11,381
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608
202
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433,924
97,668
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
934
308
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377,319
84,860
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,361
1,328
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dani Rodrik
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,130
42,708
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,695
1,866
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philippe Aghion
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,179
34,570
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,288
2,103
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raj Chetty
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,630
32,165
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,713
2,275
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lawrence Katz
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,125
30,648
0.276
Economics
Labor Economics
Economics of Education
Inequality
Economic History
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,812
2,317
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
N Gregory Mankiw
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,922
30,267
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,006
2,810
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Y Campbell
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,698
26,808
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,051
2,828
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeremy C Stein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,731
26,709
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,070
2,838
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Rogoff
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,569
26,665
0.201
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Economic History
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,554
3,014
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Laibson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,401
25,549
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,448
3,349
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carmen M Reinhart
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,845
23,830
0.215
International finance
International Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
International economics
Economic History
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,941
3,914
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Cutler
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,236
21,539
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,999
4,343
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert N Stavins
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,561
20,152
0.327
Environmental Economics and Policy
Climate Change Policy
Energy Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,300
5,263
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gordon Hanson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,464
17,735
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,720
5,431
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ricardo Hausmann
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,944
17,376
0.316
Economic development
economic growth
international finance
macroeconomics
gender
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,405
6,461
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lucian Bebchuk
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,049
15,408
0.244
Law and Economics
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Corporate Law
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,654
6,555
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marc Melitz
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,997
15,259
0.288
International Trade and Investment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,175
7,144
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nathaniel Hendren
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,601
14,411
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,353
7,218
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
George Borjas
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,208
14,305
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,546
7,705
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xavier Gabaix
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,449
13,727
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,733
8,480
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nathan Nunn
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,449
12,804
0.524
Political Economy
Economic History
Development Economics
Cultural Evolution
Economic Growth
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,868
8,918
578
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeffrey Frankel
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,311
12,369
0.150
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,521
9,952
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lant Pritchett
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,157
11,509
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,967
10,135
633
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ariel Pakes
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,449
11,381
0.245
Models of Markets
Econometrics
Productivity