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
taxation
finance and accounting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
565
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Accounting and Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
541
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Finance & Corporate Governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
441
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Development Economics
Applied Econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
383
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Accounting and Finance
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Earnings Management
Financial Performance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
262
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Macroeconomic Linkages
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Econometrics
International Economics and Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
156
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Development Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
59
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Financial market
Financial economics
Carbon finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Petroleum and Energy economics
Applied Econometrics
industrial organization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Accounting and Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Construction Economics & Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
El-Maude Jibreel Gambo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
565
0.792
taxation
finance and accounting
Mohammed Abba
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
541
0.826
Accounting and Finance
Ahmad Aminu Hamidu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
441
0.795
Finance & Corporate Governance
Sikiru Jimoh Babalola
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
383
0.684
Development Economics
Applied Econometrics
Mohammed Mahmud Kakanda
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
262
0.888
Accounting and Finance
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Earnings Management
Financial Performance
Ibrahim Bakari Hassan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
156
0.907
Macroeconomic Linkages
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Econometrics
International Economics and Finance
Suleiman Purokayo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
59
0.670
Bamanga Umar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
Financial market
Financial economics
Carbon finance
Mukhtar W Lawan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
Petroleum and Energy economics
Applied Econometrics
industrial organization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ishaku Ahmed Adamu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Accounting and Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Bl Momoh Ohiomah Oboirien
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Construction Economics & Management