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Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 47 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
Macroecomomics
forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,326
28,004
0.712
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,299
5,304
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
2,266
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
financial reporting
sustainability reporting
integrated reporting
non-GAAP earnings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,994
1,518
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Microeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
1,052
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Macroeconomics
Economic Growth
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
992
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
915
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Applied macroeconomics
Panel data econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
897
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public Policy
CGE modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
793
0.424
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Professional competence
professions
skills development
internal audit practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
774
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
work family career success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
750
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Financial management
supply chain management
ethics
good governance
accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
733
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied econometrics
Environmental economics
CGE modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
747
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
CGE modelling
Public Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
505
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Monetary Economics
Macroeconomics
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
506
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Accounting Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
459
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Accounting Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
422
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
396
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
CGE Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
412
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Development economics
Poverty
Inequality
Social mobility
Behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
407
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International trade
Export promotion
Gravity models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
364
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Distribution policy
Dividend policy
Capital structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
345
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Accounting
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
302
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economics
Land
Liberation Theology
Old Testament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
236
0.194
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
195
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,771
26
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rangan Gupta
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,326
28,004
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,913
319
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,299
5,304
0.727
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,665
944
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Henry Hall
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
2,266
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,929
1,453
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elmar R. Venter
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,994
1,518
0.761
financial reporting
sustainability reporting
integrated reporting
non-GAAP earnings
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,448
2,081
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
SF Koch
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
1,052
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,347
2,194
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manoel Bittencourt
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
992
0.521
Macroeconomics
Economic Growth
Political Economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,354
2,323
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elda Du Toit
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
915
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,649
2,395
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renee Van Eyden
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
897
0.628
Applied macroeconomics
Panel data econometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,012
2,687
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Margaret Chitiga Mabugu
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
793
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,559
2,699
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karin Barac
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
774
0.601
Professional competence
professions
skills development
internal audit practice
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,886
2,751
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eileen Koekemoer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
750
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,900
2,752
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Fourie
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
733
0.611
Financial management
supply chain management
ethics
good governance
accountability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,764
2,820
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Clement Kweku Kyei
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
747
0.771
Applied econometrics
Environmental economics
CGE modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,251
3,703
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan Van Heerden
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
505
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,612
3,742
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicola Viegi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
506
0.356
Monetary Economics
Macroeconomics
Political Economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,614
3,945
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stephen Coetzee
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
459
0.552
Accounting Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,231
4,134
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astrid Schmulian
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
422
0.620
Accounting Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,126
4,241
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chris Cloete
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
396
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,963
4,317
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heinrich Bohlmann
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
412
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,447
4,325
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eleni A Yitbarek
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
407
0.921
Development economics
Poverty
Inequality
Social mobility
Behavioral economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,856
4,654
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
André Jordaan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
364
0.402
International trade
Export promotion
Gravity models
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,454
4,776
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hendrik Wolmarans
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
345
0.534
Distribution policy
Dividend policy
Capital structure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,869
5,164
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Madeleine Stiglingh
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
302
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,529
6,113
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Itumeleng Mosala
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
236
0.194
Economics
Land
Liberation Theology
Old Testament
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,139
6,790
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ruthira Naraidoo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
195
0.407
