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Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,373
12,250
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
ecological economics
environmental economics
agricultural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,893
8,043
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
multi-objective optimization
input-output analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
3,600
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
haveneconomie
luchtvaarteconomie
maritieme economie
logistiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,304
2,972
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Narrative disclosure
Impression Management
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
2,486
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Labour
income and wealth inequality
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
2,168
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
2,010
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
history of economic thought
socioeconomic inequality of health
linear production theory
basic income and basic capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,456
1,731
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
development finance
sovereign debt
debt relief
real options
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,590
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
economic geography
transport geography
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,103
1,448
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Transport economics
public economics
applied microeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,936
1,383
0.233
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Applied Labour Economics
Applied Econometrics
Economics of Education
Economics of Crime
Gender Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,231
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rural Microfinance
Payments for Ecosystem Services
Rural Territorial Pathways
Critical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
1,176
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health Economics
Pharmacoeconomics
Infectious Disease
Vaccines
RWE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,093
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
financial reporting
management accounting and control
corporate governance and family firms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
979
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
political economy
state
institutions
DRC
social norms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
798
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
eCommerce - Last Mile Logistics - Urban Distribution - Reverse Logistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
769
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
482
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
407
0.180
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Finance
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
283
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Economics
Industrial Organization.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
190
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Macro and Micro Economic Issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
174
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Transport Economics
Regional Economics
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
169
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
168
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Economics of sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
158
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,190
194
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philippe Beutels
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,373
12,250
0.548
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,422
397
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Van Passel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,893
8,043
0.676
ecological economics
environmental economics
agricultural economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,293
1,185
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Willem Brauers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
3,600
0.454
multi-objective optimization
input-output analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,888
1,475
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eddy Van De Voorde
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,304
2,972
0.407
haveneconomie
luchtvaarteconomie
maritieme economie
logistiek
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,334
1,788
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Walter Aerts
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
2,486
0.413
Narrative disclosure
Impression Management
Sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,221
2,034
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ive Marx
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
2,168
0.394
Labour
income and wealth inequality
policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,235
2,175
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joachim De Weerdt
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
2,010
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,358
2,474
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guido Erreygers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,456
1,731
0.501
history of economic thought
socioeconomic inequality of health
linear production theory
basic income and basic capital
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,566
2,654
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Danny Cassimon
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,590
0.553
development finance
sovereign debt
debt relief
real options
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,417
2,846
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ann Verhetsel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,103
1,448
0.467
economic geography
transport geography
urban planning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,090
2,952
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bruno De Borger
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,936
1,383
0.233
Transport economics
public economics
applied microeconomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,972
3,204
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sunčica Vujić
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,231
0.536
Applied Labour Economics
Applied Econometrics
Economics of Education
Economics of Crime
Gender Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,577
3,321
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johan Bastiaensen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
1,176
0.387
Rural Microfinance
Payments for Ecosystem Services
Rural Territorial Pathways
Critical
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,617
3,503
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frederik Verelst
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,093
0.897
Health Economics
Pharmacoeconomics
Infectious Disease
Vaccines
RWE
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,602
3,794
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ann Jorissen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
979
0.378
financial reporting
management accounting and control
corporate governance and family firms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,153
4,262
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tom De Herdt
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
798
0.339
political economy
state
institutions
DRC
social norms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,847
4,348
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roel Gevaers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
769
0.620
eCommerce - Last Mile Logistics - Urban Distribution - Reverse Logistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,893
5,533
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marc De Ceuster
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
482
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,968
5,988
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Diana De Graeve
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
407
0.180
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,920
7,273
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Puatwoe Janice Tieguhong
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
283
0.896
Finance
Development Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130,111
8,723
719
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jan Bouckaert
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
190
0.168
Economics
Industrial Organization.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,320
9,042
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tesfaye Melaku Merra
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
174
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188,581
9,132
763
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Felipe Bedoya-Maya
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
169
0.994
Transport Economics
Regional Economics
Applied Econometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,526
9,141
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Raimonds Aronietis
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
168
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,541
9,368
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yonghyup Oh
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
158
0.186